HISD14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: System On A Chip, Proxy War, Indep
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Pop. representations absurdity means: people rep. in conventional sense of absurd = ridiculous. Those writing had a specific/deeper meaning of absurdity; relating to human condition e. g. lack of an echo - voice comes out but has no impact; sign of aloneness w/i universe; e. g. Universe is indifferent but human beings create existence/meaning gave a large ability to humans; bleakness to social econ. reality but existentialism gives hopefulness to reimagine and rebuild life. *30 mill civilians when you take into account jap-china war. Aid/trade was impaired b/c of sunken ships blocking ports, bridges destroyed, rail lines inoperable, communicat"s inoperable. *a lot of times as borders were being reconstructed, a lot of pop. "s were being forced to move into ethnically appropriate areas e. g. germans of czechoslovakia. Killing leaders and collaborators of movements that lost the war. Wasn"t a process/trial or standards of evidence or if there was trial it was a speedy affair.
